In Cable TV, More Is Less
Date: 10 November 1996
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Review of feud between Time Warner and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over which cable news channels New Yorkers will see; battle grew out of FTC's attempt to contain one burgeoning media empire at time when whole industry is consolidating into handful of octopus-like conglomerates (S)
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Sunny, Chance of Vote Results
Date: 10 November 1996
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Television networks' use of fancy computer-generated images to report election results described; photos (S)
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But He Smiled for My Birthday
Date: 10 November 1996
By Katharine Q. Seelye
Katharine Seelye
Katharine Q Seelye comment on Bob Dole's rancor about The New York Times coverage of Presidential campaign; reports that Dole was nevertheless gracious to reporters traveling with him, and wished her a happy birthday; photo (S)
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Stocks Lower in Japan
Date: 11 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks trade lower in Japan on Nov 11; Nikkei index of 225 issues is down 135.96 points, at 21,065.08 (S)
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News Summary
Date: 10 November 1996
International MANDELA AT MID-TERM At the midpoint of his five-year term as South Africa's first democratically elected President, Nelson Mandela is hounded by nagging criticism that has discouraged investors and tourists. 1 A RIVAL TO THE PANAMA CANAL Panama's neighbors are dreaming of a new kind of canal, one cheaper and easier to build, and this time the principal players would be China, Japan and South Korea. 1 CHINA'S SILENT REVOLT Communist leaders are now suspected of instigating a violent struggle among the large Muslim population in a remote part China, in order to rid themselves of a potential source of rebellion. 3 SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN INDIA Rescuers scoured hundreds of devastated villages along India's southeastern coast for survivors of a cyclone that might have killed more than 1,000 people. 4 U.S. TIES SOUR WITH FRANCE The French mood these days is a sour one, and French-American relations, never better only six months ago, have soured with it. 4 FAMILY VALUES IN BRITAIN To a degree that is provoking some dismay, the campaign for the British general election is following a trend from the United States, with both parties vying to be the champion of family values. 4 CAUGHT IN RIO'S CROSSFIRE Rival drug gangs have been engaged in a war for Rio's underworld, leading to a stark rise in injuries and deaths from stray bullets, even in the city's most exclusive neighborhoods. 5 U.N. WARNING OVER ZAIRE With food shortages in eastern Zaire already acute, a United Nations relief official warned that thousands of refugees faced death by starvation. 8 National FOES OF BIAS PROGRAMS INSPIRED Quickly seizing on the path-breaking vote in California on Proposition 209, affirmative action opponents across the country are pledging to bring the issue back to the table. 1 SHIFT IN ORANGE COUNTY? The results of Tuesday's balloting made clear that the Democratic-leaning Hispanic vote is becoming an ever larger factor in American politics, nowhere more so than in Orange County. 1 TV, THE NATION'S BOOKSELLER When Oprah Winfrey recommends fiction, her gentle readers listen carefully. And then they make mega-best-sellers out of obscure first novels and two-decade-old books. 1 DRIVE-IN CHITLINS In Atlanta, a customer can shout into a drive-up microphone, just as if ordering a burger and fries, and come away with some seasoned, aromatic, honest-to-God genuine chitlins. 10 NOT EVERY VOTE COUNTS In Guam, Election Day begins 15 hours before New York's and the vote for President is simply an extra question on the local ballot. 14 REBUILDING AN ECONOMIC TEAM Surprised by the speed of a rash of post-election resignations on its economic team, the Clinton Administration is scrambling to rebuild that side of the Cabinet before it has to confront three major challenges next year. 17 FACING THE KEVORKIAN FACTOR Dave Gorcyca, the newly elected prosecutor in Oakland County, Mich., faces the same political and legal challenges that destroyed the career of his predecessor: What to do about Dr. Kevorkian? 11 SCHOLARS URGE NEW COURT RULING A group of prominent constitutional scholars has begun a campaign to get the Supreme Court to overturn a landmark decision that has allowed unlimited amounts of money to flow into political races. 18 FROM PALMS TO MURALS The town that took its name from an act of nature has come up with a plan to revitalize itself with man-made creations: making Twentynine Palms, Calif., the ''Mural Capital of America.'' 19 S.R.O.'S MAKE A COMEBACK Single-room-occupancy hotels are making a comeback in New York City, propelled largely by city and state loan programs aimed at creating new housing for the homeless. Not only are there more rooms, but many of the new hotels have also greatly improved their image, winning acceptance in neighborhoods that had long resisted them. 21 Metropolitan S.R.O.'S MAKE A COMEBACK Single-room-occupancy hotels are making a comeback in New York City, propelled largely by city and state loan programs aimed at creating new housing for the homeless. Not only are there more rooms, but many of the new hotels also have greatly improved their image, winning acceptance in neighborhoods that had long resisted them. 1 A HOSPITAL IS MOURNED For generations, a small community hospital in Jackson Heights, Queens, was what neighborhood residents expected -- not a world-class teaching hospital married to an Ivy League school, but the corner hospital. It is closing, and its problems say much about the state of health care in New York City. 41 Obituaries 46-47
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 11 November 1996
International A3-9 13 KILLED IN ATTACK IN MOSCOW In a grisly show of the growing audacity of Russia's criminal gangs, at least 13 people were killed and dozens wounded when a remote-controlled bomb ripped through a crowd of mourners at a cemetery in Moscow. A1 SPAIN'S WAR VETERANS SALUTED Veterans of the International Brigades, who gathered 60 years ago from Europe and North America to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War, returned for what may be their last big reunion. A1 CASTRO UNSETTLES LATIN LEADERS As Latin American leaders gathered in Chile for an annual summit conference, a bitter debate erupted over Fidel Castro's presence at the meeting, which is focusing on the expansion of democracy. A3 BOSNIAN SERB GENERAL REPLACED Bosnian Serb political leaders, trying to assert control over their army, swore in new military commanders after the dismissal of Gen. Ratko Mladic, who has been indicted for war crimes. A3 AFRICA'S CRIPPLED GIANT Despite the small size of the rebel forces that have seized towns in eastern Zaire, few can see any way for Central Africa's crippled giant to regain the land by force. A6 PALESTINIAN KILLED IN PROTEST Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded 11 others when a protest against the expansion of a Jewish settlement turned into a violent clash. A7 EFFORT TO REVIVE ULSTER TALKS A mainstream Roman Catholic political leader said he had made new proposals to the British Government to revive the flagging peace effort in Northern Ireland. A8 TRADE SANCTION FROM CHINA China announced a ban on imports of selected goods from the United States, stepping up a trade dispute with the Clinton Administration and sending a blunt signal that it will not easily succumb to pressure. A9 National A10-13, B8 FIXING HEALTH CARE BIT BY BIT Rather than proposing a grand scheme to redesign the health care system, the Administration is concentrating on developing incremental proposals to fill gaps in health insurance coverage. A1 DIFFERENCES RESURFACE Since the election there has been much talk by both parties of bipartisan spirit, but in broadcast interviews over the weekend cracks in that unity began to appear. A1 NEW TEXACO TAPE ANALYSIS Outside investigators hired by Texaco have concluded from an analysis of a tape recording that a senior company executive did not use a highly charged racial epithet at a 1994 meeting. A1 WALL ST. IN CYBERSPACE The Internet is bringing profound changes to Wall Street that hold a lot of promise -- and a lot of peril -- for powerful securities firms. A1 WHEN THE COLD LEFT Scientists in Florida have found a 10,000-year-old site that they say sheds light on how the people North America adjusted at the end of the most recent Ice Age. A10 A RECURRING NIGHTMARE Petaluma, Calif., was still recovering from the just-concluded Polly Klaas murder case when word of another attack on a young girl shook the community. A10 LEAVING THE F.A.A. David R. Hinson, who has resigned as head of the Federal Aviation Administration, reflected on his tenure, a time during which the agency had to deal with several devastating plane crashes. A11 CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY College campuses were once viewed as melting pots where mingling in the student union was the defining activity, but today E-mail is creating an inward-looking atmosphere where life is lived in front of a computer. A12 Metro Report B1-7 LOOKING AHEAD IN ALBANY With the election over, the stage has been set in Albany for a 1997 legislative session every bit as confrontational and protracted as the 1996 version, which produced the latest state budget in the country's history, legislators say. A1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C11-16 Anti-Soviet theater production on Broadway. C11 Theater: Spalding Gray in ''It's a Slippery Slope.'' C11 Music: Critic's Choice C11 Orpheus in Shostakovich. C12 Paula Cole and Holly Palmer at Irving Plaza. C12 Domingo in ''Il Guarany'' at Washington Opera. C14 Michelle Shocked. C14 Books: ''Tools of the Trade: The Art and Craft of Carpentry.'' C14 Television: ''Ink'' on CBS. C16 ''The High Life.'' C16 Sports C1-9 Auto racing: Terry Labonte wins Winston Cup title. C3 Basketball: Knicks complete a road sweep. C3 Boxing: How Holyfield stunned Tyson. C1 Columns: Anderson on the fight C9 On College Football C2 Rhoden on the Giants C5 Football: Giants lose to Panthers. C1 Patriots come back to beat Jets. C1 Cowboys edge 49ers in overtime. C7 Chiefs stop Packers C4 Soccer: U.S. beats Trinidad and Tobago. C7 Obituaries B9-10 Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials A Washington vendetta. The President's next welfare test. No way to choose judges. Letters Anthony Lewis: The rest is silence. Bob Herbert: Workaday racism. William Safire: Green light caper. Bill Bradley: Congress won't act. Will you? Chronicle B4 Bridge C14 Crossword C14
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Behind the Good News, a Patchwork of Reasons Why Taxes Rise and Fall
Date: 10 November 1996
By Robert Hanley
Robert Hanley
Gov Christine Whitman announces that total property tax collections in New Jersey have risen just 3.66 percent since her income tax cut tax cut; she does not mention that in 282 towns and cities property taxes went up more than statewide average; list; map (S)
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Cyber-Mice That Roar, Implausibly
Date: 10 November 1996
By Matthew L. Wald
Matthew Wald
Pierre Salinger's reporting of old Internet speculation about cause of crash of TWA Flight 800 reviewed (S)
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Graf to Play In Advanta
Date: 11 November 1996
Advanta Championships tennis tournament announces that top-ranked Steffi Graf will play; Jennifer Capriati withdraws because of sore hamstring and elbow (S)
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Brinkley Offers Apology. Clinton Accepts.
Date: 11 November 1996
By James Bennet
James Bennet
David Brinkley, in final appearance as host of This Week With David Brinkley television program, interviews Pres Clinton and apologizes for calling him bore in election-night broadcast; Clinton accepts apology; photo (M)
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